American Crystal Sugar Crookston
Polk County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 54212 · Operator: American Crystal Sugar Co
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation41GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor72%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate5,687Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1954Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.7 | 62.6% | 10,327 |
| 2004 | 37.8 | 66.3% | 5,020 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 62.9% | 5,020 |
| 2006 | 32.1 | 56.5% | 5,020 |
| 2007 | 38.3 | 67.2% | 5,020 |
| 2008 | 34.7 | 60.8% | 5,020 |
| 2009 | 32.7 | 57.5% | 5,020 |
| 2010 | 33.7 | 59.2% | 5,020 |
| 2011 | 29 | 50.8% | 5,020 |
| 2012 | 31.7 | 55.5% | 5,020 |
| 2013 | 33.9 | 59.5% | 5,020 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 32.8 | 57.7% | 5,020 |
| 2016 | 41.4 | 72.6% | 5,863 |
| 2017 | 39.7 | 69.7% | 5,863 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 29.7 | 52.1% | 5,687 |
| 2021 | 31.8 | 55.8% | 5,863 |
| 2022 | 38.3 | 67.3% | 5,863 |
| 2023 | 46.8 | 82.2% | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 43.2 | 75.6% | 5,687 |
| 2025 | 41.1 | 72.1% | 5,687 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 3.5 | 3.5 | Sep 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 3 | 3 | Sep 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: American Crystal Sugar Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| American Crystal Sugar Co | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid | 6 MW | 27.9 km |
| American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks | 8 MW | 33.2 km |
| Halstad | 4 MW | 48.5 km |
| American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro | 13 MW | 48.6 km |
| Thief River Falls | 7 MW | 51.5 km |
| Hillsboro | 4 MW | 51.9 km |